Insurance Risk
Sponsored roundtable: Rate of change
Life & Pension Risk and roundtable sponsor Royal Bank of Scotland convened with industry leaders to discuss the future of the German life insurance sector as it faces low interest rates and a new regulatory regime
Solvency II drives changing appetite for fixed income
Changing appetites
Takaful presents unique ALM challenges for insurers in Asia
Moral assurance
FSA: insurers should prepare for failure of internal model approval
FSA: insurers should prepare for failure of internal model approval
In search of common sense
In search of common sense
Ernst & Young interview: A combined solution – overcoming the twin challenges of Solvency II and IFRS
The timing of the implementation of Solvency II and the second phase of IFRS presents a major logistical challenge for insurers which are not prepared
Banks ready with solutions for Solvency II
Solvency II solutions
EC's Van Hulle responds to industry's Solvency II broadside
EC head of insurance and pensions Karel Van Hulle acknowledged industry concerns at Risk's European conference this week - but pushed back against doom-mongering
The final hurdle for Solvency II
The final hurdle
Software survey 2011 results
Software survey 2011 results
Modelling op risk for Solvency II
Fits and starts
Finding clarity
Finding clarity
Catastrophe bonds hit by Japan earthquake
Catastrophe bonds hit by Japan earthquake
Beware of too much faith in capital requirements, says NAIC
Beware of too much faith in capital requirements, says NAIC
Regulation acting as bar to global long-term investing
Regulation acting as bar to global long-term investing
Eiopa launches second insurer stress test
Eiopa launches second insurer stress test
Simplistic nature of Solvency II standard formula gives regulatory arbitrage potential
As the industry calls for less complexity in Solvency II, some are arguing the directive is already dangerously simplistic
QIS 5 demonstrates EPIFP in Tier III for Solvency II not “economically consistent”
Montalvo moves closer to the industry’s position on future profits as Tier I capital – but does not agree that all should be included
Pricing in the UK bulk annuity market returns to historical norms
Buyout prices closer to historic norms in 2010, according to leading UK annuity provider Legal & General
QIS 5 results demonstrate significant capital advantages for internal models
Internal model approach gets major capital advantage according to QIS 5 results